Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Category: IIB), a special cinema version, directed by Douglas Mackinnon, of an episode from the hugely popular BBC TV series. Photos: Robert Viglasky/Hartswood Films

Film review - Sherlock: The Abominable Bride dazzling, frustrating

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the Victorian detective in this atmospheric ghost story, a cinematic version of an episode from BBC TV’s Sherlock. It’s mostly fun, but a third of the film will befuddle all but the series’ keenest fans

Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Category: IIB), a special cinema version, directed by Douglas Mackinnon, of an episode from the hugely popular BBC TV series. Photos: Robert Viglasky/Hartswood Films